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After Labor Notes Training, Management Sees Red »
November 22, 2016 | Dan DiMaggioFired up after a Labor Notes stewards training, workers at the Camden County Board of Social Services organized an impromptu red-shirt day.
In Short Strike, Jim Beam Workers Crush Two-Tier and Beat Grueling Hours »
November 18, 2016 | Chris BrooksJim Beam distillery workers won some relief from grueling hours and defeated a two-tier wage scale by going on the first strike in company history.
Sickout Leaders Make a Bid to Re-Energize Detroit Teachers Union »
November 17, 2016 | Jane Slaughter“Fired Up or Burned Out?” asks a new slate running for office in the Detroit Teachers union (DFT). “Which one are you?”
This Is Not a Drill: Bracing for the Trump Era »
November 17, 2016 | Mark BrennerDonald Trump’s win is the gut-punch finale to a surreal election season. For thousands of rank-and-file activists the outcome is even more bitter after the inspiration and energy stirred up by Bernie Sanders’ improbable campaign.
Massachusetts Teachers Knock Out Corporate Charter School Scheme »
November 11, 2016 | Samantha WinslowOne of a few silver linings in an otherwise doom-and-gloom Election Day was in Massachusetts—where, despite being outspent by corporate education reformers, a teacher-led coalition beat back charter
Making the Rich Pay »
October 31, 2016 | Samantha WinslowPulling the lever to tax the 1% is about as satisfying as voting gets. In three states this November, voters can thank teachers and other unions for giving them the opportunity.
On Intermittent Strikes, Labor Board's Top Attorney Cites Labor Notes »
October 27, 2016 | Dan DiMaggioA lot of us probably try to stay off the government’s radar. But this time, we appreciate the attention. In what may be a first, the top prosecutor for National Labor Relations Board cases recently cited a Labor Notes article.
In Chicago, Teachers and Black Lives Matter Activists Partner Up to Build a Bigger Movement »
October 25, 2016 | Leah FriedExtracting wins from the boss has never been easy—and union membership hovering at a low 11 percent isn’t making it any easier. But a good way to boost our numbers and power is to partner with people who are organized in other ways, building a broader movement as we build our unions.
